Seller's Description
I just sold my Hobie 16 in Puerto Rico on 6/1/23 but my $2,500.00 NYC HOBIE 16 IS STILL AVAILABLE as of today, 9/21. Since 2019, through internet sites, I used to invite anyone who wanted to go sailing in PR or NYC to join me and I met some great folks and we had a lot of fun. But, my age and health and my doctors’ admonitions have made me decide to stop sailing and sell my boats. I’ve owned a 1980’s Hobie 16 with a newly renovated trailer in NYC for over 35 years and also, since 2019, I’ve owned the 2005 Hobie 16 which won the 2005 North American Championship in CA along with a newly built trailer and a new Florida Sailcraft beach caddy. Both boats are shipshape and the PR Hobie was just sold. I’m selling the NYC boat and trailer, with some extras, for $2,500,000. Enjoy viewing both the 3 PR boat photos; the NYC Hobie has the multi-colored sails in the 4th photo and the 5th 6th photos are also the NYC Hobie’s black trailer and the boat on the trailer. The 1980 Hobie comes with everything you need ready to transport (newly renovated trailer (new tires, refurbished trailer, etc.)) and to sail and some extras such as a mast float, harness for hiking out, a new Hobie righting bag, hardware, life jackets, the works. This boat was bought in 1986 from the Candlewood Lake, CT Hobie dealer Mitchell O’Hara at that year’s Norwalk Boat Show and sailed all over NY’s lakes and coasts (from Lake Ontario to Oneida Lake to Fire Island) only 5 to 10 times per year from 1986 to 2001 and in 2019. A 2002 auto accident stopped me from sailing for 17 years until 2019 and Covid stoppages and age and health have ended any more wonderful years of sailing experiences since then. The boat has been stored totally protected and the (upgraded) sails stored at my house. I’m just back in NYC from PR and will return to PR in January so I invite you to see the NYC Hobie while I’m still here. Message me on Facebook to come and see the NYC boat on my waterfront lot, located in the Bronx just off I-95, anytime. Also, do you or anyone you know have any suggestions about where to post, besides Marketplace and TheBeachcats, my interest in selling the Hobie here around the NY City area? In PR, each town has a blog and there are blogs with individual interests so it’s easy to make contact with every place on the Island but I don’t know how to get the word out about the sale of my boat here in NY. Thanks for your help. Glenn
Specs
- Designer
- Hobie Alter
- Builder
- Hobie Cat
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- 135000
- Hull
- Catamaran
- Keel
- None
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 16′ 6″ / 5.1 m
- Waterline Length
- ?
- Beam
- 7′ 10″ / 2.4 m
- Draft
- 0′ 9″ / 0.3 m
- Displacement
- 320 lb / 145 kg
- Ballast
- ?
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 218′² / 20.3 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
- ?
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
74.6
>20: high performance
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
- ?
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
- ?
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
- ?
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
4.6
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
The HOBIE CAT 16 is the most popular sailing catamaran ever built. Still in production. (2015)
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